Legal Challenges to Biden’s Immigration Policies
Although many changes have been announced by the Biden administration for immigration, it is important to remember that it takes time for the government to create the process or to change the law. There was lots of excitement when President Trump made the executive order to create protections for Venezuelans living in the U.S., but so far, President Biden has not officially committed his...
Venezuelan Protections and Biden’s Executive Orders
Now that Biden is officially the president, his first 100 days has started and he has made some good progress in the area of immigration through several executive orders
The Biden Immigration Plan
Although much of the country is still focused on getting the official election results, it is quite clear that President Trump was not re-elected. Once everything is official, what can we expect from president-elect Biden? Well, not unlike every modern president for the last several decades, Biden has expressed interest in making immigration reform a priority. Also like all other...
Will Election Results Bring Relief to the Immigration System?
Despite the ongoing challenges to the election results by President Trump, his loss has provided many immigrants and immigration advocates the sigh of relief they had been hoping for after four long years under the anti-immigrant atmosphere of the Trump administration. The big question on the minds of most immigrants and advocates alike is whether the change in presidents will improve...
Ongoing Attacks on H-1B Visas and Asylum Seekers
In the ongoing attack on foreign workers and employers, the Trump Administration has announced another change to the H-1B process just 2 weeks after the last announced change to the visa. This directly relates to the continuing appropriations act that was signed into law on October 1st. In this resolution, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) increased the $1400 premium...
New ICE Rules for International Students
Another blow to yet another immigration group was announced on July 6th by the Trump Administration through Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), this time relating to international students as a result of the novel Covid-19.
February News
“Crisis Level” Increases in Processing Times
Many of you have heard people talk about the immigration system being “broken.” What do they mean by this? Well, they could be referring to any of the numerous processes or programs that have recently undergone changes from the government.
Small Business Issues: Contracts, Landlords & Tenants
It is not easy being an entrepreneur or a small business owner for many reasons. There are countless governmental, financial and legal barriers that are not just intimidating to people looking to start a business, but they can quickly cripple or even destroy a small business if not handled promptly or properly.
Common Legal Mistakes of Small Businesses
Everyone has heard people say that running a small business is not easy. It takes hard work that must be sustained over long hours and days with many personal and family sacrifices being made. More difficult than this, however, is starting your own business from ground zero.
Immigration: Can I get a Divorce if my Partner is out of the Country?
Whether or not someone has a visa, residency or citizenship in the US, does not mean that they do not have the same problems as those who do. On the contrary, many of these people have even more problems because they do not know how our system works, how to access services or that they are even eligible for many of the same services as citizens